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“My son Shane trains, the other two boys look after the business side and I’m the motivator, the one who gets the fighters back up again when they’re down.

“We’re all very close and the guys in the team are like family to me too.”

Conrad, Carl and Shane

During the series, McGuigan visits his mum Katie and reminisces about growing up in Clones, Co Monaghan. He also recalls the heartbreak of his father Pat’s death in 1987 and his elder brother Dermot who ended his life in 1994.

McGuigan’s Catholic faith is also touched upon and viewers see him visit nuns from the Poor Clares Order, with whom he has forged a friendship over the years. He said: “I go and see Sister Paschal and Sister Mary all the time and was a bit concerned about letting people know that.

“With everything that has happened within Catholicism, like the child abuse scandal, maybe it’s made me feel a little bit less Catholic. I know a number of priests who I’m close to and I speak to Sister Paschal and Sister Mary regularly.

Barry with his mum

“I started going to see them in the 1980s and they mean a lot to me. They’re very interested in what I’m doing and I’m very honoured.”

The final episode sees Frampton ahead of the Santa Cruz rematch, talking about his early life in Tiger’s Bay in North Belfast and the importance of his family. In the fight on January 28 Frampton lost his featherweight title and unbeaten record after a points defeat in Las Vegas.

Six months before the boxer had defeated the Mexican to snatch his WBA Featherweight crown and become the first Northern Ireland fighter to become world champion at two weights.

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McGuigan said they were busy organising Frampton’s next few fights, including a summer bout at home in Belfast.

And he said he was “100 % confident” the Jackal would regain his title.McGuigan said: “There’s no doubt about it. Carl will get his title back again pretty soon. If he fights Santa Cruz again he will beat him, particularly if he fights him in Belfast.”